League of Legends Wiki Guide

LoL Esports

League of Legends has been in the headlines of the eSports scene since the World Cyber Games in October of 2010 when CLG defeated SK Gaming. Prior to the formation of regular leagues (LCS, LPL, OGN) competitive League of Legends was played entirely at premier tournamets such as The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM), IGN Pro League (IPL) and the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit (MLG).

In 2013 at the beginning of the third season Riot created the North American League (NA LCS) Championship Series and the European Championship Seires (EU LCS). Each league consisted of eight teams from their respective regions. Each week the teams play two games across two days.

The LCS is divided into two splits, Spring and Summer. At the end of each split the bottom three teams are relegated from the LCS and must play an amateur team to earn the spot back. The amateur team challenging for a LCS spot must win enough circuit points through the North American Challenger League (NACL) and European Challenger League (EUCL) respectively.

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Starting from the fourth season all LCS games are played live at Riot Game's studios in Los Angeles and Cologne Germany. With the exception of playoff which are held at PAX Prim for the NALCS and Gamescom for the EULCS. The top three teams from both the NALCS and EULCS earn a spot at the World Championships.

OGN in South Korea, the Tencent LoL Pro League in China and the Garena Premiere League in southeast Asia host competitive LoL eSports around the world outside of Riot Games' series.